BELIEVING THE LIE

TV Show: Roswell

Disclaimer: I do not own Roswell. In fact I don't own anything of value to anyone. I have no car. I live with my parents and about too many credit card bills. So there!

Author's Note: First-time fanfic writer so please be kind.

Rating: R for language

Summary: M/M. Maria confronts issues in her life when she was forced to face them right after graduation and before Liz's wedding.

Genre: Angst

Chapter 9: The Answer

Dear Michael,

If you're reading this, then I guess it didn't go so well. I actually wrote two letters when I first had the pacemaker put in but I had to update it a bit. I would have loved to come back and say, "Yes" but I guess it just wasn't meant to be. I would have said "Yes" when I wrote back but then it would be selfish of me to do that.

Just know this that you've made me really really happy and proud to know you. My Pinocchio is now a human boy. Isn't that enough of an achievement already. = ) Seriously though, we just have to make the most of time and we did. I was hoping that we could have had more but the last few months was good enough for me.

Please don't slide back. Sometimes we want to pretend that we have all that time in our hands but it doesn't matter whether it's a week or months or years, it only matters how we use it. You've come so far and I'd hate to be the cause of any more pain to you. I've always wanted to make a difference in this world in a major way and I was sad that that didn't go as planned but I hope that I at least made a difference in yours.

Remember that I love you and I have and will always believe that your coming here was not random but was destined. Live as I would have wanted to do so, as we have dreamed it to be.

Maria